Jayson Blair showed us well.
In an ever-changing world, shifting more and more to online media, copyright laws and ethical journalism has become more of a concern. Plagiarizing and violating ethical and copyright laws have become easier for writers as newspapers and magazines put a large amount of its stories, photos and videos online. Unlike in print journalism, stories and multimedia stay online forever, giving journalists constant access to extra information. Additionally, with multimedia increasing—to incorporate designs, photos, etc.—the list of what is copyrighted is growing.
Journalists are taught quickly the importance of attributing everything that is not your own, but, as Jayson Blair famously proves, it doesn’t always happen. Journalists’ goal is to inform the public, both through hard breaking news and soft features and through photography, design and video. In order to keep reader’s trust, it’s important for journalists to understand journalism ethics and what is copyrighted.
Check out this video that explains copyright and creative commons licensing:
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